Question

read the passage. then, select the synonym of the word in bold. the mostly flat land and warm climate of barbados make it a perfect place for growing sugar. as a result, sugar, molasses, and rum production were the primary industries in barbados for many years. in the 1990s, however, tourism became the countrys chief industry.

Explanation:

Since the problem is about finding a synonym for "chief" and the passage is given, we can analyze the context. In the passage, "primary" is used to describe the industries (sugar, molasses, and rum production) before tourism became the "chief" industry. So "primary" and "chief" have similar meanings here.

In the given passage, "primary" is used to describe the main industries (sugar, molasses, rum production) earlier, and "chief" describes tourism as the main industry later. So "primary" is a synonym for "chief" in this context.

Answer:

primary